Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

181 reviews

alexijai98's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A fun and super cute read! I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump and this was the perfect book to get me out of it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Suicidal thoughts

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

sharpwords_softheart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved this book a ton. What a fun setting and it had moments that genuinely made me laugh. Also love the character development.  A really delightful read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

♡ Rom Com

♡ Royal Fantasy Vibes

♡ The Lady Gets the Knight (but make it Sapphic)

I loved the humor in this book.  The way the characters interacted was nicely done as well. 

When I read this I wasn’t in much of a mood for it but pushed through and ended up really enjoying it.  The plot wasn’t too confusing as some fantasy books can be, but this kept my interest.  It was such an entertaining read.

And the queer rep was better than I was expecting actually.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧(1/5)

POV: Duel, Third Person

Release Date: 28, November 2023

Rep: Sapphic (Main Couple), Achillean (Main Couple), Thai (Side Character), Biracial Iranian/White (Side Character)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, War, Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Blood

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, and Medical content

Minor: Kidnapping, Animal death, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Gore, and Outing

quilla_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Okay so I LOVED this book!! Like it was just so so so much fun; the banter between the characters was hilarious and charming and I found myself rooting for all of the relationships in the story! I also enjoyed how Arthurian (??) myth was tied into the story without being too overbearing.

There are two really big gripes I have with this book. One; the audiobook is kinda awful. I really only like Gwen’s voice actor, Arthur’s was grating and had no clue how to emote without making everyone sound like an airhead. It really dampened what could have been great lines with a different actor.
Problem number two was the crazy abrupt onset of gore and violence in the last 25% or so of the book. Obviously, there’s conflict bubbling from the very beginning but the way it explodes and suddenly everyone has life threatening injuries and is dying all at once… it’s jarring after all the cute flirting and light relationship angst.

Besides those things, I had a grand time with this book and I’d recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a fun romance read (who doesn’t mind crazy gore right at the end).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, War, Violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

secretly_a_five_headed_dragon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book so much!!! Surprisingly intense and action-packed while still holding onto funny and not forced dialogue, well-rounded characters, and cute and earnest romance. Despite the romance, this is not a romance-driven book, but a friendship-driven book, and one of the best found families I have ever read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood

kmartro's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

There is nothing I could possibly say against it, it's actually perfect. I ran out of tabs marking every time I laughed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Alcoholism, Gore, and Murder

ariep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really enjoyed this read!! It was such a fun story, and I thought the characters were unique and lovable. It reminded me of a webcomic I used to follow, High Class Homos! I thought it had a good balance of fun and funny moments along with emotional and dark moments as well. The characters felt very fleshed out, and the world was intriguing, I truly enjoyed this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Sexism, War, Outing, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Classism

eddieboy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Gore, Religious bigotry, Blood, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Vomit

zophiebrown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A really fun read with a delightful set of characters finding their way to happiness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia and Emotional abuse